PREPARE/ENRICH Australia Blog

A research study in the USA examined the family and friendship networks of newly married couples at three occasions: when applying for a marriage license, at the first anniversary, and at the second year anniversary. (Kearns, J., & Leonard, K. “Social Networks, Structural Interdependence, and Marital Quality Over the Transition to Marriage: A Prospective Analysis” Journal of Family Psychology, 18 (2), 2004, 383–395.).

P/E Checkup is a shorter, more concise assessment version of PREPARE/ENRICH that helps couples celebrate their relational strengths, identify growth areas, and discover ways to have meaningful conversations under the guidance of a P/E Facilitator.

P/E Checkup is a shorter, more concise assessment version of PREPARE/ENRICH that helps couples celebrate their relational strengths, identify growth areas, and discover ways to have meaningful conversations under the guidance of a P/E Facilitator.

Sixty married couples took the PREPARE/ENRICH inventory and were divided into three groups: mentors who had strong marriages, distressed couples who wanted to be mentored, and a control group. The marriage mentors were trained on the PREPARE/ENRICH Program and used the ENRICH Couple Inventory and feedback focusing on 7 topics:

Marriage mentoring is a couple-to-couple relationship that seeks to help couples live out their vision for marriage. For couples who are intent on building a happy marriage, mentoring brings sage advice, personal support and encouragement, and help in hard times.

Marriage mentoring is a couple-to-couple relationship that seeks to help couples live out their vision for marriage. For couples who are intent on building a happy marriage, mentoring brings sage advice, personal support and encouragement, and help in hard times.